A source claimed that the August 26 Ukrainian strike against Donetsk City killed Lieutenant Colonel Andrey Moiseyenko, a senior officer of the headquarters of the 41st Combined Arms Army’s Operational Directorate.

A source reporting on Russian casualties in Ukraine claimed on August 28 that the August 26 Ukrainian strike against Donetsk City killed Lieutenant Colonel Andrey Moiseyenko, a senior officer of the headquarters of the 41st CAA’s Operational Directorate.

He said eight civilians had been wounded but gave no information about military casualties.

An Izvestia correspondent at the scene reported in a post that 10 people had been killed, but the post was later deleted.

According to preliminary estimates, 53 Russian troops were killed and 17 wounded in the sector today.

As of noon on Aug 26, at least 13 people have been killed and about 150 others wounded in Kramatorsk this month.

Atesh said in a Telegram post that Milchakov, who heads the 51st Guards Combined Arms Donetsk Army of Russia’s Southern Military District, was likely killed on Aug. 26.

There is currently no official confirmation of Sergei Milchakov’s reported death.

At least 13 people killed and 150 injured in Kramatorsk in August as of August 26.

At least 20 Russian officers, including seven colonels, were eliminated in a Ukrainian missile strike on Donetsk on August 26, 2026.

Mediazona identified 18 Russian service members who died that day, while two others later died of their wounds.

The officers served at the headquarters of the Tsentr group of forces, the Central Military District, and Russia's 41st Combined Arms Army.